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CONTENT

BBA Curriculum

-­‐ Programme Stucture 2

Foundation Modules 4

Specialisations 8

Accountancy – BBA(Acc)/BAC 10

Centralised Online Undergraduates Registration System (CORS)

11

Double Degree Programme 14

Concurrent Degree Programme 15

2nd Major 16

Minors 16

Student Exchange Programme (SEP) 17

PROGRAMME STRUCTUREThe B.B.A and B.B.A. (Acc) programme requires students to complete at least 120 Modular Credits (MC) to graduate. After completing at least 80 MCs worth of modules, students with a Cumulative Average Point (CAP) of 3.5 and above will be streamed into the Honours programme, which requires 160 Modular Credits to graduate. For students who are in the B.B.A. (Acc) programme, they are required to complete an additional mandatory 10-week accounting or finance related related internship in their third academic year, before the commencement of Semester 2 in the modified academic term structure.

1Note that as a Business student, you are required to do at least 1 Group A: Science and Technology GEM out of the 2 required.2 Students may choose not to specialise. In this case, the 6 modules of specialisation modules may be replaced by other business modules with approval from the Dean’s Office.

3 The B.B.A. (Acc) programme requires students to take 5 compulsory accounting modules under the unrestricted elective modules.

4 The B.B.A (Acc) (Hon.) programme requires students to take 5 compulsory accounting modules and another 5 unrestricted elective modules.

1 Business Module = 4 Modular Credits (MCs)1 Academic Year = 2 Semesters1 Semester = Minimum of 4 and maximum of 6 modules (7 modules with special permission)

Types of Modules BBA BBA (Acc) BBA (Hon.) BBA (Acc) (Hon.)University Level Requirements§ General Education Modules (GEM)1 2 2 2 2§ Singapore Studies Modules 1 1 1 1§ Breadth: Electives Outside Business

School2 1 2 1

Programme Requirements§ Foundation Modules 16 15 16 15§ Essential/Restricted Elective Modules 6 6 11 11

• Modules within specialisation2 6 6 6 6• Honours Dissertation - - 3 3• Field Service Project - - 2 2

Unrestricted Elective Modules 3 5 3 8 10 4

Total 30 (120 MCs) 30 (120 MCs) 40 (160 MCs) 40 (160 MCs)

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Module Exemption

Polytechnic diploma holders may be granted Advanced Placement Credits (exemptions from relevant modules) of up to

40 MCs as follows:

- 8 MCs from University Level Requirements (ULR) (one General Education Module and one Breadth Module)*

- 12 MCs from Unrestricted Elective Modules (UEMs)

- Up to 20 MCs from BBA Program Requirements may be granted based on good performance in the Advanced

Placement Tests set by the NUS Business School after an applicant has accepted NUS’ offer of admission

*Nots: The granting of 8 MCs for ULR (i.e., only 1 science-based General Education Module and any 1 Breadth module will be required) and 12

MCs for UEM is automatic. No Advanced Placement Test is required. Since BBA(Acc) students do not take UEMs, automatic exemptions will be

limited to the 8 MCs from ULR. Students who join the BBA(Acc.Hons.) programme will receive the full 20 MCs of automatic exemptions.

Modular System

GEM/GEK: General Education Modules

SS: Singapore Studies Module

Example:

MKT1003MKT: Discipline (Marketing)1003: Level 1 Module

Grade Points

Students receive letter grades for each module taken, except for special cases. Each grade corresponds to a grade point as shown below:

Grade Grade Point

A+5.0A 5.0

A-­‐ 4.5B+ 4.0B 3.5B-­‐ 3.0C+ 2.5C 2.0D+ 1.5D 1.0F 0.0

Degree & HonoursDegrees CAP Cut-Offs

1st Class Hons4.50 and above, plus at least an 'A minus' in the Honours Dissertation

2nd Class (Upper) Hons

4.50 and above, without minumum grade of 'A minus' in the Honours Thesis

2nd Class (Upper) Hons 4.00 to 4.49

2nd Class (Lower) Hons 3.50 to 3.99

3rd Class Hons 3.20 to 3.49

Pass with Merit 3.20 and above

Pass 2.00 to 3.19

Fail Below 2.00

Modular SystemUnder this system, workloads are expressed in terms of Modular Credits (MCs). Usually students take 20 MCs a semester, but you can always request to do more with approval from the BBA office, then you can graduate earlier!

Each module of study has a unique module code consisting of a two- or three-letter prefix that denotes the discipline. This is similar for the General Education Modules and Singapore Studies Modules, which will begin with a GEM-/GEK- and SS- prefix respectively. Following the letter prefixes will be four digits, the first of which indicates the level of the module (e.g., 1000 indicates a Level 1 module and 2000, a Level 2). Although there are no specific rule or regulation, it is usually advisable for Freshmen to keep within the Level 1 ad 2 modules, with higher modules for more advanced students.

If you’re checking out the module description for MKT1003, and you see this random string of five numbers, it actually means that this module has a workload of ‘2-1-0-3-4’. If we represent the five numbers in a workload series as ‘A-B-C-D-E’, each letter would refer to:

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Cumulative Average Point (CAP)NUS adopts the Cumulative Average Point (CAP) system in assessing students’ academic performances throughout the semesters. Continuous Assessment (CA) may take the form of class participation, term project, mid-term test, quiz or assessment etc. The percentage of CA component in every module may vary from lecturer to lecturer, so if you hate group projects or mid-term tests, try to ask around and avoid lecturers who always do them. Every semester counts since CAP is cumulative, and don’t think it’s fun to play one semester and desperately try to catch up the following semester!

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Your CAP at the end of your studies will determine the degree with which you graduate from NUS Business School with.

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FOUNDATION MODULESEach student has to complete 16 foundation modules that covers the basics of the curriculum, giving students a taste of every aspect of the NUS BBA degree.

BSP1005: Managerial EconomicsYou will learn more about the workings of supply and demand in the market, as well as the rational behaviour of individual consumers and firms, which will be useful as a foundation for decision making on the allocation of scares resources and developing counter strategies to solve problems. With more focus on micro-economics and its business applications, get a good grasp of the basic concepts and it will serve you well. For students who have taken the Economics subject in GCE ‘A’ Levels, you may find yourself to have a comparative advantage.

Tips: With Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) for most of the examinations, it usually means that questions may be repeated from past years, so practicing past year papers might be a good idea.

BSP2001: Macro and International EconomicsMoving from the behvaiour of individuals to the economy on the whole, this module will bring to you concepts such as output, unemployment, inflation, exchange rates and the different policies governments’ may implement. These together with studying the international trends would give you a better idea on the overall direction of a country and the world. While it sounds similar to GCE ‘A’ Levels’ Macro Economics, be prepared for more mathematical concepts and calculations. Therefore, similar to above, the crucial thing is to understand the concepts well, rather than route learning.

Tips: With assessments similar to those above, the same applies.

DSC1007: Business Analytics - Models & DecisionsA relatively new module, this module focuses on the use of statistics, as well as Microsoft Excel in problem solving and business applications. This is a quintessential skill as it teaches you to utilise the widely available, yet power tool of Microsoft Excel to simulate

Tips: As both the project and final examination taps on your knowledge of Microsoft Excel, it would be wise to bring along your laptops for classes to follow the Microsoft Excel demonstrations in class and to note down the steps, especially if webcasts are not available.

DSC2008: Business Analytics - Data & Decisions(This is a new module and more details will be released at a later date.)

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FOUNDATION MODULESMNO1001: Management and OrganisationHarnessing human psychology, this module addresses the essence of what managers do. Through the study of how we as humans are motivated, how we think and thus how we behave, it gives you an insight into the methods of motivating your people and achieving the results you desire, as a manager. More specifically, it begins by focusing on the two basic building blocks in organisations; the individual and the group. Not a content heavy module, what is required of you is simply to understand the few theories and to apply and elaborate them to the different scenarios or situations given in the final examination.

Tips: A part of the assessment constitutes the project, which carries a heavy weight-age. Based on past semesters, the project requires much effort and time and it is thus advisable to choose capable and committed group mates, as well as start work on the project early and pace you group to give yourself ample time. Another portion of the assessment is the class participation, which may be a differentiating factor between students, and therefore make sure that you go to classes well prepared, by thinking about the discussion points and mentally prepping yourself to speak up.

ACC1002: Financial Accounting*An introduction to financial accounting, that focuses not only on bookkeeping, but also on the understanding of the deriving of information and the interpretation of results. This is useful as it teaches you, as an external user, how to read and assess a company based on its Annual Reports and Financial Statements. Hard work, consistent practice coupled with a strong foundation is the key to success in this module. As the module progresses it builds

upon knowledge taught in prior lectures and tutorials, therefore ensure that you follow all lectures and clarify when necessary.

Tips: Get your foundation right by ensuring that you understand all the earlier lessons. The assessment includes a project and examinations. For the former, it would be prudent to start earlier as it consist of numerous tedious questions, based on your understanding of a company’s Annual Report, while the latter requires you to Practice, Practice and Practice! Carelessness could be fatal in the examination.

MKT1003: MarketingAs a basis and foundation module for further marketing modules, this module provides the knowledge, techniques ad understanding of marketing principles. This includes, but is not limited to, analysing and interpreting marketing phenomenas and learning to suggest courses of action in response to marketing problems. One of the most fundamental concepts would be the marketing mix, which includes product, pricing, distribution and promotion. While this module may seem content heavy, most concepts are commonsensical. Therefore, understand the concepts and memorise the technical terms that goes along with them. Application of these concepts are also essential as the projects and individual assessments usually resemble that of a case study.

Tips: Most of the memory work for this module comes with the technicality and the terms used. Therefore, start studying for the examinations earlier and ensure that you can explain the concepts, with the specific technical terms, clearly and coherently.

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FOUNDATION MODULESBSP1004: Legal Environment of Business*Although we leave the nitty-gritty details of laws to our friends in the Bukit Timah Campus, still, it is good for us to know our rights and liabilities while doing business. Therefore, this module might save you from being cheated or legally implicated. Through this module, you will be equipped with some basic legal knowledge relating to commercial transactions to be more aware of potential legal problems which may arise in the course of business, as well as protecting yourself as a consumer. Have fun an try to apply the different rights and laws learnt in your everyday life.

Tips: Based on past semesters, the final examinations is open-book, meaning that you can bring material you wish, including the whole library if you can manage it. However, make sure that you know your materials well before the examination, as there will be little time to read up during the examination, except for referring to case names and exceptions. Class participation is also a major component that should not be neglected, so be prepared to speak up.

ACC2002: Managerial AccountingDespite the module name, this course is very different from the above mentioned Financial Accounting, with focus from within the organisation. In this course, you will learn major concepts, tools and techniques in managerial accounting, that is needed for decision-making, planning and controlling activities of an organisation.

Tips: A thorough knowledge of linear algebra especially forming and solving equations from word problems is essential (but don’t worry, no rocket-science formula will be involved). So, Practice, Practice and Practice is the key.

FIN2004: FinanceThis module provides the basis for further Finance modules and specialisation, equipping you with the key concepts and tools in Finance. It teaches you a wide range of topics, regarding both the market as a whole and individual companies. Besides, this module focuses on the conceptual and analytical aspects essential for making good financial decisions for a firm. Topics covered includes risk and return analysis, long-term financial planning, capital

budgeting methods and applications, common stock and bond valuation and much more.

Tips: A good appreciation and understanding of financial statements would be an added advantage when covering the essentials of Finance. However, basic math will be sufficient to effectively comprehend the formulas and ratios required.

BSP2005: Asia Pacific Business Environment*With the up-and-coming global economies of China and India, this module is extremely useful as it strengthens your understanding of the business environment in Asia as it relates to the practice of international business. This means a better idea of International Trade, Foreign Direct Investment and the secrets on how to manage multinational enterprises. It takes a different approach, as it also looks at the societal and ethical issues pertaining to the Asia Pacific region.

Tips: Presentations and class participations are crucial components of this module’s assessment.

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FOUNDATION MODULESDSC2006: Operations ManagementThis module teaches about the different ways to managing your operations processes, from inputs to outputs, enabling you to decide the best way to manage your production processes. As operations affects the final product quality, customer service and the overall competitiveness of the organisation, this course introduces and highlights the strategic

importance of operations, the fundamental principles and concepts of effective operations management. While there are both qualitative and quantitative aspects to the course, it is still fairly technical and structured.

Tips: While the module may appear dry and technical to many, given time and attention, this module is not hard to grasp.

BSP3001: Strategic ManagementThis module has three main learning objectives; to be able to relate a firms’ characteristics and their micro and macro environment in understanding the roots of its success and failure, to appreciate pressing issues facing corporations in fast-moving environments and to apply holistically the knowledge acquired to complex business problems. Therefore, topics covered would include industry analysis, strategy formulation at the corporate, business and funcational levels, firm resources, core competencies and the role of structure, culture, rewards and control in strategy implementation.

ES2002: Business CommunicationCommunication is probably the most important in business, therefore how can we not have our own English course tailored for Business. Through this module you will be able to apply the critical and creative thinking abilities necessary for effective communication in today’s world. Produce persuasively written and spoken messages suitably tailored for the topic, objective, audience, communication medium and context. Learn to demonstrate clarity, precision, conciseness and coherence in your use of language. If you have an immaculate grasp of the English Language, you will definitely be at a huge advantage.

Tips: Majority of the assessment is based on group work, thus you would want to get team mates who have a strong grasp of the English Language and are dedicated to the projects. Another major component of the assessment would be the presentations, so now would be the time to start practicing your speeches and presentations in front of the mirror.

MNO2007: Leadership and Ethics(This is a new module and more details will be released at a later date.)

MNO2009: EntrepreneurshipThis course is also a new module that focuses on achieving two primary objectives; understanding theories concerning entrepreneurship and how they can be applied, and developing students thinking ability/analytical skills and presenting their thoughts orally and in writing. The module will focus on providing an overview of the major elements of entrepreneurship from a macro and a micro perspective. You will learn to analyse markets and competitors, business models, strategic approaches, to leadership, motivation and persuasion. An especially useful module for future Entrepreneurs

*These modules cannot be mapped during the Student Exchange Programme (SEP), including all Accounting Level 3000 modules.

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SPECIALISATIONStudents under the BBA programme may choose to specialise in any one or more of the four specialisations; namely Finance, Operations and Supply Chain Management, Management & Human Capital and Marketing. However, students may also choose not to specialise in any.

To specialise, students need complete the Essential Modules, plus three/four of the discipline’s Restricted Elective Modules, to form a total of 6 modules (e.g. As Finance has 3 Essential Modules, you will need an additional 3 Restricted Elective Modules to specialise in Finance).

FinanceEssential ModulesEssential ModulesFIN3101 Corporate FinanceFIN3102 Investment Analysis and Portfolio ManagementFIN3103 Financial Markets

Restricted Elective ModulesRestricted Elective ModulesFIN3115 International Financial ManagementFIN3116 Options and FuturesFIN3117 Bank ManagementFIN3118 Financial Risk ManagementFIN3119 Risk and InsuranceFIN3120* Topics in FinanceFIN3130 Financial ModellingFIN3131 Fixed Income SecuritiesFIN4111 Research Methods in FinanceFIN4112* Seminars in FinanceFIN4113 Personal Finance & Wealth ManagementFIN4114 Private Equity and Investment Banking

Career OptionsRisk Analyst/Consultant

Futures Trader/Broker

Credit Officer

Equity Analyst

Fixed Securities Analyst

Private Banker

Mergers and Acquisitions

Underwriting

Financial Analyst

Compliance Officer

Management & Human CapitalEssential ModulesEssential ModulesMNO2302 Human Resource ManagementMNO3301 Organisational Behaviour

MNO3303 Organisational EffectivenessRestricted Elective ModulesRestricted Elective ModulesMNO2312 Interpersonal Relations and EffectivenessMNO3313* Topics in Management and Human CapitalMNO3317 Advanced LeadershipMNO3318 Creativity and Innovation ManagementMNO3319 Power and Influence in OrganisationsMNO3320 Managing ChangeMNO3321 Training and DevelopmentMNO3322 Negotiation and BargainingMNO3323 Management of Employee RelationsMNO4313* Seminars in Management & Human Capital

MNO4314 Consulting to Management

Career OptionsHR Policy AnalystStaffing ManagerCompensation and Benefits AnalystEmployee Relations SpecialistRecruiting SpecialistTraining SpecialistConsultancy

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SPECIALISATION

MarketingEssential ModulesEssential ModulesMKT2401 Asian Markets and Marketing Management

MKT3402 Consumer Behaviour

Restricted Elective ModulesRestricted Elective ModulesMKT2411   Retail Entrepreneurship    

MKT2412   Global Marketing

MKT2413 Marketing Research

MKT3412   Services Marketing

MKT3413   SME Marketing Strategy

MKT3416   Business Marketing             

MKT3417   Customer Asset Management

MKT3418   Product and Brand Management

MKT3420  Promotional Management

MKT3422* Topics in Marketing

MKT3513  Game Theory and Strategic Analysis

MKT4411  Marketing Strategy

MKT4412 Marketing Theory and Research

MKT4413  Pricing Models and Strategy

MKT4416 Mktg Strategy Simulation & Case Analysis

MKT4415* Seminars in Marketing

Career OptionsMarketing ResearchBrand or Product Management RetailingAdvertisingPublic RelationsSales

Operations and Supply Chain ManagementEssential ModulesEssential ModulesDSC3201 Supply Chain ManagementDSC3202 Purchasing and Materials Management

DSC3203 Service Operations ManagementRestricted Elective ModulesRestricted Elective ModulesDSC3213 Strategic Information SystemsDSC3214 Introduction to OptimisationDSC3222* Topics in Operations and Supply Chain ManagementDSC3223 Operations StrategyDSC3224 Dynamic Pricing & Revenue ManagementDSC3225 Project ManagementDSC4211* Seminars in Operations and Supply Chain ManagementDSC4212 Managerial Decision AnalysisDSC4213 Analytical Tools for Consulting

DSC4214 Co-ordination and Flexibility in SCM

Career OptionsQuality ManagerProduction ManagerDistribution ManagerCustomer ServiceInventory ManagerSupply Chain ManagerLogistic ExecutiveLogistic Regional Business Solutions Analyst

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One of the most commonly asked questions about the NUS BAC programme is: What’s the difference between a BBA (Acc.) Degree and a normal BBA degree?

Well our BBA (Acc.) degree is like a regular Bachelor of Accountancy programme with additional Business modules, so it is almost like a “double” degree programme (except in name) for Accountancy and Business Administration that can be completed in 3 years!

In addition, for BAC students who are interested to pursue a separate specialisation (eg. Finance etc), they will be able to do so during their honours year with proper modular planning involved.

Compulsory InternshipBAC students will also be required to complete an accounting-related internship facilitated by the BBA Career Services Office. This is scheduled to happen during the December holidays of their third academic year in NUS. The compulsory internship is part of the BAC programme and curriculum aimed to expose students to their future work environments. BAC students are required to commit to the entire duration of at least 10 weeks of required internship, during which no foreseen leave, except to sit for any exams, should be applied for. As the usual December holidays are usually just a month long, the following semester after they return from internship will see them take on a modified academic term, which will begin 1 month later than usual but with no recess week. During this modified academic semester, BAC students will have to 5 level 3000 Accounting modules, which will be pre-allocated to them.

Student Exchange Programme (SEP)For BAC students, SEP is usually a tricky topic. Aside from the main few modules that have to be done in Singapore (ACC1002, BSP1004 and BSP2005), BAC students are not allowed to map any level 3000 Accounting modules abroad at the moment. Essentially, this means that BAC students are only allowed to clear their other foundation modules or as mentioned earlier, any second specialisation modules using their unrestricted elective modules taken from their Honours year.

It is strongly advisable for BAC students to go on exchange in year 2, although going in Year 3 Semester1 is still possible with proper module planning, for students doing the Honours programme. Thus, proper module planning is very important for BAC students if you want to have modules to clear abroad, so do start your planning early and ask seniors for advice!

Programme

Structure

Like other BBA students, BAC students will have to fulfil the requirements of the BBA(Acc.) programme and take up all the foundation modules, with the main differences being that BBA students have to take an extra module (DSC2008 Business Analytics – Data & Decisions), and BAC students take Accounting Information Systems (ACC1006) while BBA students take Entrepreneurship (MNO2009). On top of that, they will also have to satisfy all the coursework requirements for the professional Accountant qualification.

InternshipsThroughout their tenure at NUS, BAC students may optionally engage in additional accounting or non-accounting internships during other periods, usually via the BBA Career Services Office. This is on a voluntary basis, but would be useful to students who wish to try out internships of different accounting fields (eg. audit, tax or advisory). At the end of 3 years, student with good academic performance will be able to graduate with a Merit degree. However, like other BBA students, if they want to obtain BBA (Acc.) with honours, they will have to go through another year of rigorous training which

ACCOUNTANCY - BBA (Acc)/BAC

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CENTRALISED ONLINE UNDERGRADUATES REGISTRATION SYSTEM (CORS)(i.e. MODULE BIDDING)

CORS is designed for students to register for their modules, where you will need to use CORS to register your General Education Module (GEM), Breadth, Singapore Studies modules (SS) and Faculty modules during the Module registration period. You will be allocated modules based on your preferences via an online bidding system. This may seem tough to most, but fear not as we are here to help. Here are the things to note:

Modules To Bid ForFortunately, for all BBA students you will be pre-allocated your foundation modules and will thus be saved bidding for them. To start you off, you will be pre-allocated 4 business foundation modules in each of the semesters for Year 1. This means that you will only have to bid for 1 more module.

Account TypesThere are 2 accounts, namely the Programme (P) Account and the General (G)Account. Each student will be allocated a total of 1,000 points per semester for bidding, which will be distributed into the 2 accounts base on the faculty you are in. For BBA students, you will be allocated 650 points in your P Account and 350 in the G Account. Note that bid points not utilised will be carried over to the next semesters in the respective accounts.

The P Account can be used to bid for modules from the Business School to fulfill Programme requirements, i.e. the 21 – 26 modules under Programme requirement depending on the programme you are on. Furthermore, it can also be used to bid for Business modules if you choose to take a second specialisation.

The G Account is used for GEMs, SS and breadth modules to fulfill University Level Requirements (ULR), as well as modules outside of Business for the Unrestricted Elective modules or for a Minor.

To further aid you in bidding for the right modules, there are module codes for each module and the following shows what they mean. (Note that the Rounds for which you can bid for only applies for Semester 1 and it will defer slightly for Semester 2, especially for Round 1C and 2C.)

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FAQs

Bidding is usually one of the most common complaints made by students

1. What types of modules should I bid for?In your first year, business students are pre-allocated 4 foundation modules. Thus you only need to bid for 1 more and most students would choose to bid for GEMs, SS or Breadths. This is advisable as it gives you more time to assimilate into the University life.

2. How do I know what module to bid for?One of the easiest method would be to ask seniors for their experiences. If not, go to Module Review (http://module-review.com/category/all-modules/nus/), a online forum for advice on modules.Another thing you can do is look at the module description, as well as the assessments.

3. Bidding for the correct University Level Requirement?Look for the module type code, as well as the letter pre-fixes. Make sure that you bid for the correct module code of the modules, as the same module can be used for GEM and Breadth, and bidding under the different module code will make a difference.

CENTRALISED ONLINE UNDERGRADUATES REGISTRATION SYSTEM (CORS)(i.e. MODULE BIDDING)

Rounds of Bidding

There are a total of 3 Rounds of bidding.

Bidding Round DescriptionRound 0 • Advance bids for all modules in this round

Round 1A, 1B • Bids for major modules using the P Account

Round 1C (Usually only in Semester 1)

• New students will start bidding• Bids for minor modules using both P & G Accounts

(from Round 2A onwards in Semester2)• USP students: bids for USP First-Tier modules using

G Account (from Round 2A onwards in Semester2)Round 2A, 2B • Bids for ULR/UE (i.e. GEMS, SS, Breadth) modules

using G Account• USP students: bids for advanced modules using P

Account

Round 2C (Usually only in Semester 2)

• Bids for all modules using relevant accounts from this round

Round 3A, 3 B • Bids for all modules using relevant account from this round

New Students who can start bidding in Round 1C refers to new students in the academic year during which they matriculated. After that academic year (2 semesters), they will be referred to as Returning Students. This is to protect the newer students and allow them bid only within their peers, as seniors would have accumulated more bid points than them. To ensure that new students can secure faculty modules, there is also separate module quota for new students in Round 1 and 2.

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FAQs

4. How to get a easier look at my time table when planning my modules?There is a website that allows you to input the modules you wish to take and work at it to ensure that you can take those modules, without any clashes. Go to https://webrb.nus.edu.sg/ctt/builder.aspx. This is probably one of the most important websites.

5. When should I bid?You can actually look at the list of modules on CORS and check if the modules you wish to bid for is up for bidding for that round. If not, just add the module and see if you can place a bid for it.

6. How do I know how much to place a bid for the modules?This is really up to you and how much you value the module. However, you can check past histories of successful bid points for the different modules under the ‘Archives’ section of the CORS page.

7. What about my tutorials?Tutorials will also be allocated via CORs, but rather than a bidding system, you will need to ballot. Simply log in to CORS during the Tutorial Iteration periods and rank your preferences.

CENTRALISED ONLINE UNDERGRADUATES REGISTRATION SYSTEM (CORS)(i.e. MODULE BIDDING)

Bidding ProcessThere are a total of 3 phrases in each bidding round; Advance Bidding, Open Bidding and Close Bidding. However, we will only focus on the latter 2, as they are more important.

First, the quota for each module for each bidding round can be found before the round begins, i.e. quota for modules in Round 1A will be available in Round 0. A very important note, (!) students pay the lowest successful bid and any unused bid points after each round will lie idle and simply be carried over to the next bidding round. This means that if you bid 50 point for Module X, but the lowest successful bid was 20, you will be refunded 30 bid points upon confirmation of a successful bid. However, if the supply exceeds demand for a module for any bidding round, the lowest successful bid will be taken as 1 bid point. Next, if there is a tie in the bid points, the outcome will be based on first-come-first-served.

During Open Bidding, basic information about bids placed within this period would be reflected, i.e. the number of bidders, highest, lowest and the next successful bids will be displayed.

After that period, the system will transit into Close Bidding, which occurs just before the bidding period ends. During this period, you can continue placing, adjusting or withdrawing bids, except that CORS will not release any information about the bids that have been placed.

Therefore, note that anything can happen during Close Bidding and do place bids based on how much you value the module, while keeping in mind that unused bid points are carried on to the next semesters.

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Proposed DDPs available for BBA students

1. Communications and New Media (jointly offered with the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)

2. Law(jointly offered with the Faculty of Laws)

3. Engineering(jointly offered with the Faculty of Engineering)

4. Economics(jointly offered with the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)

5. Computer Science or Information Systems (jointly offered with the School of Computing)

Contact PointFor more information on DDP, you may contact:Asst Manager (Double Degrees)Mr Leong Kok Wah, Andrewbizlkwa@nus.edu.sg65163370BIZ1, 2-7

If you love being a student and do not mind studying a year longer, the Double Degree Programme (or DDP) allows you to acquire additional sets of skills, and you will be well-placed for multiple career options upon graduation!

Application1. Apply upon admission

before entering NUS OR At the end of your 1st year, you can apply using your minimum CAP of 4.0

2. Meet the stated requirements of both faculties. Some faculties may request to hold interviews or written tests to assess you.

3. Obtain written approval from both faculties

StayingWhile it is not easy entering DDP, and it will also not be easy staying in the programme because you need to maintain a minimum CAP of 4.0 for your home faculty’s degree. Unfortunately, if you fail to do so for two consecutive semesters, you will be asked to leave the DDP.

FeesStudents in a DDP will pay the prevailing tuition fee of the Faculty/School offering the home course for the first four years of study.

For the fifth year of study, students in DDPs where one of the degrees is in Engineering or Computing will pay two times the prevailing fee, while students in all other DDPs will pay four times the prevailing fee.

ExitYou are allowed to drop out of DDP anytime, or may be asked to leave if you fail to meet the requirements to stay. Usually, students will exit from their second degree, which is the degree that is not from their home faculty.

There should not be any additional pressure on time management for DDP students because you will be carrying a normal workload of 20 MCs, but take approximately 5 years to graduate instead. For students who are involved in other programmes such as University Scholars Programme, Students Exchange Programme and internships, graduation may be further delayed if these programmes have requirements that do not contribute to the Modular Credits requirement for the double-degree.

There are two options for DDP. You may opt for DDPs designed and proposed, or customise your own with an ad-hoc DDP, with permission from both separate faculties and will require more self-planning if you want to graduate on time.

DOUBLE DEGREE PROGRAMME

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This programme involves your pursue of your Business Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree from any faculty concurrently. The programme structure allows some of the requirements for your Bachelor’s degree to be double counted towards the Master’s degree so that you could graduate in four and a half to five years with both degrees, something which would normally take between five and a half and six years if pursued separately! The requirements and fees differ for each concurrent programme, so please visit the relevant websites for more information.

NUS Bachelor of Business Administration with Honours, BBA (Hons), and Master in Public Policy (MPP)

The programme aims to prepare the next generation of policy leaders to apply business principles to social and environmental issues, as well as to address corporate social responsibility and business ethics concerns. This offering had been developed for would-be professionals in the public, private and non-profit sectors with an interest in the global dimensions of public affairs and national policies.

The rigorous academic curriculum is well complemented by the intimate networking among selective like-spirited future leaders, many nominated by their own governments from more than 20 countries in this part of the world and beyond. The selection process is very stringent with an interview, written test and profiling test. But if you aspire to lead in the public sector and its enterprises, or in private or non-profit sector areas, and cherish the widest international connections, what are you waiting for?

http://bsschool.nus.edu.sg/NUSBBA/DualDegrees/ConcurrentDegreeProgaram/BBAHonsMPPMPA/tabid/745/Defauly.aspx

Concurrent Master of Science (Management) Programme

The NUS Master of Science (Management), MSc(Mgt), consisting of 20 management and leadership modules drawn from the BBA, MBA &PhD curricula, is only available as a concurrent program for eligible current NUS undergraduates. You may gain this additional master’s degree generally with about one extra year’s coursework study and no research requirement.

As part of the MSc (Mgt) programme, students may choose to extend the five year programme by another year, and graduate with a double Masters, with the second being CEMS Master in International Management (MIMS). Students will spend the sixth year abroad with each semester at a different school of your choice, under the CEMS group. Some popular examples of universities under CEMS include London School of Economics and HEC Paris.

http://bsschool.nus.edu.sg/NUSBBA/DualDegrees/ConcurrentDegreeProgaram/BBAHonsMPPMPA/tabid/1621/Defauly.aspx

CONCURRENT DEGREE PROGRAMME

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Contact Point

For more information on the Concurrent Degrees, you may contact:

Manager (MSc & CEMS MIM), Ms Chow Kuan Yee Janet at bizcky@nus.edu.sg, 65166507, office Biz 1, 2-7

Students may optionally apply to other NUS faculties to read a second Major, in addition to their Business or Accountancy Major, as part of NUS’ Special Undergraduate Programmes. This is still a single degree programme, in which a student satisfies the requirements of two Majors. The Second Major is a non-Honours major, consisting of at least 48 Modular Credits, of which at least 16 MCs must be at Level 3000.

Refer to http://bba.nus.edu/majorminor_secondmajor.html for more information.

2ND MAJOR

MINORSAnother option would be to apply to other NUS faculties to read one or two Minors, in addition to their Business or Accountancy Major. To read a Minor, you will have to complete 24 Modular Credits, which you may do without needing extra MCs to graduate with your single degrees. As a Business undergraduate, you can also opt for our Minor in Technopreneurship.

Refer to http://bba.nus.edu/majorminor_minor.html for more information.

FYI: NUS’ Special Undergraduate Programmes

To open students up to a wider range of learning opportunities, especially outside of their faculty, the undergraduate curriculum is structured with sufficient flexibility to enable students to obtain knowledge in an additional discipline and/or further specialisation within a discipline. Thus, the NUS’ Special Undergraduates Programmes are to allow students to acquire additional sets of skills and are well-placed for multiple career options upon graduation.

Students may choose to pursue any of the following.- Double Degree Programmes- Concurrent Degree Programmes- Double/Concurrent/Joint Degree Programmes with Overseas Universities- Double Major Programmes- Minor Programmes- Specialisations- Student Exchange Programme- Undergrad Research Opportunity Programme

You may find out more at http://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/edu/UG/special-undergrad-prog.html.

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Contact Point

For more information on the Concurrent Degrees, you may contact:

Program Executive (Major & Minor), Mr Kelvin Tan Long Hwee at biztank@nus.edu.sg, 65168920, office Biz 1, 2-7

STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAMME (SEP)

One of the most attractive programmes offered in NUS would definitely be the Student Exchange Programme (SEP). Take the opportunity to live and study overseas at one of NUS’s partner universities, which adds much international flavour to your academic experience.

While there are places to overseas universities offered by NUS on a university-wide level, look out for our own NUS Business School’s partner universities. This means that while you may still apply for exchange places offered by NUS to students of all faculties, be overwhelmed by more than 300 places to over 120 partner universities and schools offered exclusively to the BBA students.

Students typically spend a semester abroad taking modules worth up to 24 Modular Credits (6 modules) in their 2nd or 3rd year. There are however a few criteria before applying for SEP.

Criteria• BBA students going SEP will need to return to NUS to complete 2 semesters before graduation. Thus, all

students in the 3-year BBA programme will have attend SEP in either semester 1 or 2 of their 2nd Year, while students on the 4-year BBA(H) programme can attend SEP in either Year 2 or 3.

• Students would have to complete most of the foundation business administration modules before they can go on overseas exchange.

• Selection is based on academic standing , with priority given to diligent, motivated and mature students who participate actively in class

• Students who are Accounting Specialisation or Double Degree Programmes will have to consult the Dean’s Office on the pre-requisites and eligibility criteria.

Process of ApplicationThere are two rounds of application each year. Round 1 of applications occur in the November-December period, where students can apply for SEP in Semester 1 or 2 of the following academic year. Round 2 of the applications is in February-March, where students can only apply for Semester 2 of the following academic year. As round 2 of applications would only offer the university slots that have yet to be filled, it would be prudent to apply in round 1, to have a wider array of choices and secure the university of your choice.

During the application of the SEP, you would need to rank the universities of your choice, with up to 5 choices. An important thing to note is that the first choice is very crucial. The office takes into consideration the students’ first choice and priority for slots in a university is given to students who placed it as their first choice. Therefore, for example a student who placed X University as his/her first choice would be given the slot, when compared to another student who placed the same university as second choice, although the latter may have a slightly higher Cumulative Average Point (CAP).

Contact Point

For more information on the Concurrent Degrees, you may contact:

Senior Manager (Student Exchange), Ms Toh Hui Ping Jessie at bizjthp@nus.edu.sg, 65166916, office Biz 1, 2-7

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STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAMME (SEP)FAQs

The selection for SEP is first and foremost your grades. The grades taken into consideration would be your CAP at the end of the first semester of your application. Thus, if you are applying for SEP in your 2nd year, you would want to score well for your very first semester. Typically around half the cohort will go for SEP.

Other than grades, as stated above, the office takes into consideration students’ first choice. With different universities and countries varying in popularity, it is crucial not to waste your first choice with universities that are unreasonably beyond your CAP. It would be highly recommended to take the time to find out which are the more popular universities and universities in which students with higher CAP are applying to.

NUS Business School has over 120 partner universities and schools. The full list can be found on the NUS BBA website (http://bba.nus.edu/exchange_partnerunis.html).

The important question to ask would be your motive for going for SEP. Students’ motives may vary from different cultural experiences, a way to travel around for a few months or chance to live in a country of our dream. Finding out these motives would help in shortlisting the countries and subsequently the universities. Another thing to look at would be the total cost of the SEP and its affordability, as SEP in different countries would invariably result in different cost due to cost of living, accommodations, etc.

It is also important to take into account the modules available in the partner university that can be mapped (i.e. counted as a similar module in NUS) back to your BBA programme. A Module Master List, which shows tentative modules available at the different partner universities, that can be mapped back, is available online (http://bba.nus.edu/exchange_application.html). However, note that this list is based on past experiences and the partner universities change the modules offered occasionally.

Only the students’ credits will be transferred back to NUS, which means that NUS only needs to know whether students have passed or failed in their modules taken at the partner university. Therefore, as long as you pass the modules taken during SEP, it will be counted as completion of your modules, but the grades will not affect your CAP.

You will not need to pay for the tuition fee of the partner university, but will have to remain paying for the tuition fee in NUS. As for other costs associated with the SEP, it would depend greatly on the country where you are heading as you would have to take into account traveling cost, accommodation, daily essentials, exchange rates. Most partner universities would present a estimated cost for incoming exchange students on their websites.

Finance aid and scholarships are also available. Do check out the International Relations Office’s website for list of loans, awards and scholarships available and their criteria (http://www.nus.edu.sg/iro/nus/students/awards/index.html).

1. What are my chances of going for SEP?

2. Where should I go for SEP?

3. What happen to grades of modules taken on SEP?

4. How much do I need to pay for my SEP?

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